Robert Peston

Robert Peston is an English journalist, presenter, and author, recognized for his insightful economic and political reporting, and for founding the education charity Speakers for Schools. After gaining significant public recognition for his exclusive reporting on the 2008 financial crisis, particularly the Northern Rock crisis, during his tenure as Business Editor for BBC News beginning in 2005, Robert Peston has established himself as a leading voice in economic and political journalism. Peston transitioned into journalism with a role at the Investors Chronicle in 1983, followed by positions at The Independent starting in 1986. He served as Deputy City Editor at the Sunday Correspondent from 1989 to 1990, before becoming City Editor of the Independent on Sunday in 1990.

He was appointed BBC Economics Editor in 2013, further solidifying his reputation. In 2015, Peston joined ITV News as Political Editor, marking a significant move in his broadcast career. He subsequently launched and began hosting the weekly political discussion show, ‘Peston on Sunday,’ in 2016, which was rebranded as ‘Peston’ in 2018. A prolific author, Peston has penned several influential books exploring major political and economic events.

These include Brown’s Britain, Who Runs Britain? How the Super-Rich are Changing our Lives, and WTF?. Through his ongoing role as host of ‘Peston’ on ITV, his work as Political Editor, and his continuous output as an author, he remains at the forefront of incisive reporting and analysis, providing critical insights into the contemporary political and economic landscape.